About Shakhpur Village

Shakhpur is a large village in Lathi tehsil, in the district of Amreli, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,899, made up of 1,467 males and 1,432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2255.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 365220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shakhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakhpur village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Amreli
Tehsil	Lathi
Pincode	365220
Area (hectares)	2255.04 hectares
Population	2,899
Male Population	1,467
Female Population	1,432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shakhpur compares

By the 2011 count Shakhpur is the 11th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 2255.04 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Shakhpur

Shakhpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shakhpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shakhpur from other places

Shakhpur lies about 33 km from Amreli, and the nearest railway station is Panchtalavda Road, about 10 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Shakhpur
Nearest town	Gariadhar	6.2 km
Nearest railway station	Panchtalavda Road	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lathi	23 km
District headquarters	Amreli	33 km

Villages closest to Shakhpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lathi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Shakhpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakhpur village had a population of 2,899. That makes it the 11th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Shakhpur village has 1,467 males and 1,432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakhpur has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Shakhpur is 365220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shakhpur covers 2255.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shakhpur falls under Lathi tehsil of Amreli district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Shakhpur is Panchtalavda Road, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shakhpur.

Shakhpur is about 33 km from Amreli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shakhpur is in Lathi tehsil of Amreli district. Gariadhar is about 6.2 km away. Panchtalavda Road is about 10 km away. Lathi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.